Police seek driver in hit-and-run crash

Emergency responders were called shortly after 11 p.m. Thursday to Vine Drive between Linden Street and Lemay Avenue on a report of a cyclist who had been struck by a motorist. Thomas Brooks, 28, was riding eastbound on Vine Drive in the bike lane when a vehicle hit him and then fled, police said.
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Fort Collins investigators are asking for the public’s help as they search for a motorist involved in a hit-and-run crash that sent a pedestrian to the hospital over the weekend.

Jesse Pacheco, 42, was hit by a vehicle around 8:39 p.m. Saturday in the 500 block of Cowan Street near the intersection of Mulberry Street and Riverside Avenue, police said Wednesday. The Fort Collins man made it to a nearby gas station, where he was able to call for help.

Pacheco was treated and transported to Medical Center of the Rockies with various injuries. He was no longer listed as a patient Wednesday afternoon.

Investigators have since canvassed the neighborhood and searched for residents and passersby who heard or saw anything. No leads have led to an arrest or even a positive identification of the vehicle or driver.

Anyone with information should contact Officer Jeff Laguna at (970) 221-6555 or jlaguna@fcgov.com.